Eat Better America!

Eat Better America is a great online tool for recipes and coupons! You do have to sign up to receive the newsletter and to print the coupons, but it is well worth it! Right now, they have a coupon for Gold Medal Flour, $.50 off 1, which you will be able to print 2 per computer! With the holidays coming up, I know this will be much needed and you can pair them with sales for greater savings.

PS--if you don't want newsletters and such crowding your personal email that you use for friends and family, create a new one just for freebies, newsletters and coupons at a free site like gmail, yahoo or even aol!

Borders Coupon

Go here for a 30% off coupon for 1 item at Borders. Thanks Coupongal!

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Local Happenings

Here are my favorite fun things happening in Lancaster this weekend:

Fall Art Walk, Saturday, Downtown Lancaster

18th Annual Apple Festival, Sunday, Lancaster County Park

Check them out, hopefully the weather will be good on Sunday for the Apple Festival!

Weis Deals Week of 10-15

Shannon, over at For the Mommas has the best deals at Weis this week. Here are my favs:

Weis Split Chicken Breasts BOGO

Oscar Mayer Bacon BOGO

Ronzoni Smart Taste Pasta $1.25
use $1.00/2 printable HERE
$.75 after coupon

Thanks Shannon!

Mambo Sprouts Coupons

Mambo Sprouts have some new organic coupons posted on their website here. There are some nice Gluten Free products and Seventh Generation coupons!

Ovenware Set

Right now, Amazon has a great deal on Anchor Hocking 4 piece ovenware set for only $16.97. It usually sells for $60.00! It is eligible for Free Super Saver Shipping if you purchase $25 or more from Amazon. I have some of their glass baking dishes and they are great!

Sale on Dollhouse

Little Tikes has their Classic Dollhouse on sale for $39.99 (down from $139.99) right now until 2:59 PM EST. Hurry, this price will go up to $69.99 after 3PM!

New Build a Bear Coupon

Build a Bear is offering a $5/$10 or more on any animal purchase. Expires October 31.

They also have a 20% off any Animal priced $10 or more. Expires October 24.

SKH Week of 10-14

Not that much at Stauffer's this week.

Here are the best deals at SKH this week. Don't forget your $10/$50 from Clipper Magazine.

Green Cabbage--$.19 lb

Russet Potatoes--2 for $4

Porterhouse or Tbone Steak--$4.99 lb

Shurfine Pumpkin--2 for $3 (larger can)

Gold Metal Flour--2 for $4

Hershey's Snack Size Candy--2 for $4

$1/3 from 9/27 SS insert (hurry, expires 10/17)

Nabisco Snack Crackers--2 for $5

$1/2 from Back to School booklet

Purex Liquid--2 for $5

$.35/1 from 10-4 SS insert

Crystal farms Cheese 3 for $5

Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese--B1G1 for $1.99

Edy's Ice Cream--3 for $9

Shoe Sale!

6PM has all Kenneth Cole Unlisted brand shoes on sale, Men's for $20 and Women's for $15 per pair. Shipping is $6.95 flat rate!

Pumpkin Shortage?

Update: Here is an article from a local newspaper about this...stock up now!

I've read that some parts of the country, we are experiencing a pumpkin puree shortage. I didn't believe it, but yesterday, I went to Weis and Stauffer's and they were both out of their store brand large cans of pumpkin. Has anyone heard about this? Ugh, I guess there won't be any coupons for it around the holidays :( I love pumpkin, it's great for soups, breads, muffins and my most favorite dessert right now, pumpkin upside down cake. Here is the recipe.

Halloween Costume

Still looking for a costume for halloween? Well, look no further! Drugstore.com is having a 30% off sale with free shipping when you purchase a halloween costume!

Michael's Coupon

Here is a nice coupon that I usually don't see for Michael's. Go here for a 45% off one item coupon at Michael's. Coupon expires 10-31. These are great coupons to use for birthdays, holidays and the like, they have a lot of kits for kids to make things and you usually can get them for under $10 when you use the coupon!

Thanks CouponGal!

Joann Fabric Coupon

Go here for a coupon at Joann for 40% off 1 item! Coupon expires Oct. 24! Thanks Coupongal!

Huggies Deal

This week, Walgreens has Huggies on sale for $9.00 for each Jumbo pack. Go here to print out 2 $2.00 coupons for Huggies and buy 2 at Walgreens and you will get $4.00 back in register rewards. So, it will be $5.00 per pack!

Giant Deals 10-11

Mindi over at Moms Need to Know has the best deals for Giant this week. Make sure to double check the prices in your local circular, as Giant has different prices depending on areas, but the coupons will match. She also said that she received dollar doubles, but I didn't get any in our area.

Here are my favs:

California Red Seedless Grapes: $.97/lb

4C Bread crumbs: $.99 (use the $1/2 from the 10/4 SS)

Barilla Pasta: $1.09 (use the $1/2 or $.50 from the 8/23 SS)

Thanks Mindi!

2 Magazine Subscriptions for $10

Looking for some magazines for a holiday gift? Well, look no further. Go here to get a great deal on 2 subscriptions to magazines such as: Allure, Better Homes and Gardens, ESPN, Fitness, GQ, and many more!

$.10 per print at Walgreens!

This week, Walgreens is having a digital picture sale, $.10 per print when you order 50 or more! Go here to sing up and get your pictures!

$5.00 off Clorox

Go here for a $5.00 off coupon for Clorox Wand. Remember, you can print this twice, just hit the back button!

Thanks Shannon!

Grocery Deals this weekend

This weekend I hit Weis and Stauffer's (SKH) to shop for us and my parents. Here is the breakdown:



This was what I bought at Weis this weekend

Total before savings: $95.04
Total coupon savings: $17.40
Total club savings: $23.66

Total OOP: $57.98



This is my SKH trip.

Total before savings: 67.20
Total coupons: $18.90

Total OOP: $48.30

So, how did I do? Well, at both Weis and SKH, I spent $41.28, which is still over budget. Michael's 1st birthday is this Friday, so I know I had to buy a bunch of baking supplies that normally I don't buy, so I am over our budget by $5.83 this month, which stinks, but I will find a way to make it up! Maybe I will only buy diapers next week or something.......

(PS--the rest of the grocery money was what I bought for my parents)

One Day Darrenkamps Meat Sale

Don't forget Darrenkamp's Meat Sale this week!

Darrenkamps store in Elizabethtown is having a 1 day meat sale on Thursday, October 15 from 8am-8pm. You can pre-order some things by October 12. Call or visit their website here for more information.

Here are my favorites:

Whole Boneless NY Strip--$3.99 lb

Beef Butt Tenderloins--$7.49 lb

Skinless/Boneless Chicken Breasts--$1.49 lb

Whole Bolar Roasts--$2.29 lb

Whole Boneless Rib Eyes--$4.69 lb

Don't forget to print out a $5.00/$100 at their website.

Free Sample of Playtex Sport

Go over here to get a free sample of Playtex Sport. These usually come with a high value coupon!

Hot Price for PS3

Sony Style has Playstation3 (80GB Console with 2 Dualshock Wireless Controllers) for $249.99 with FREE Shipping! The next lowest price for a brand new PS3 is $289. If this is on your list for the holidays, now is a good time to buy!